Does Block Play Improve Language Acquisition: A Randomized Trial

University of Washington200 enrolled

Overview

This is a randomized controlled trial of distributing blocks to children ages 1.5 -2.5 years of age to see if language acquisition improves.

Children in age group are randomized to get two sets of blocks or not. Outcomes include language development assessed using the Macarthur Bates CDI 6 months after enrollment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Building BlocksDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 MonthsMax age: 30 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy children Exclusion Criteria: * developmental delay, non-English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Macarthur Bates Language Inventory

Secondary Outcomes

TV viewing

Block play

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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